John Meissner

Co-Founder, President, and Board Member

2020 - Current

LabStart is a non-profit venture studio that matches entrepreneurs with cutting-edge climate technologies at the U.S. National Laboratories to launch startups.

Chief Executive Officer

2021 - 2023

Enterprise software startup focused on scaling the operations of residential solar installers. The goal is to accelerate the number of homes adopting renewable energy technologies like solar panels, batteries, smart panels, ev chargers, etc. Signed $1M in recurring annual contract value and raised pre-seed funding.

Venture Partner

2021 - 2023

Impact Venture Capital is a venture capital firm focused on seed-stage startups using artificial intelligence applied to large market opportunities including the energy transition, climate change, high-performance computing, robotics, drones, cybersecurity, and other fast-growing areas of innovation.

Founder, Managing Director

2019 - 2021

MXV helps innovators get their ideas out into the world. To do this, we design incubators, accelerators, and innovation programs, and we work with startups directly, helping them launch and grow. Our clients are entrepreneurs, scientists, startups, and research organizations -- basically anyone focused on solving interesting and challenging problems in the renewable energy and sustainability space. MXV is a partnership with Momentum, an advisory services firm focused on leveraging public funding opportunities to help their cleantech clients grow and scale.

Founder, Principle Consultant

2015 - 2021

Canvas Innovations is a venture studio and consultancy focused on commercializing cutting-edge climate technologies. Projects include launching an affinity marketing startup to promote rooftop solar on social media, developing over $5M in public funding for renewable energy and sustainability clients, and commercializing technologies at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), such as enzymatic textile recycling technology, machine learning software for energy efficient transporation hubs, and digitalization of renewable energy power plant operations.

Consultant

2015 - 2016

Senior Innovation Analyst

2009 - 2015

Contractor at the U.S. Department of Energy focused on accelerating innovative wind power and other renewable energy technologies to market.

Entrepreneur and co-Founder

2007 - 2009

Co-launched SaaS startup that helps senior executives implement corporate growth strategies and manage key initiatives across their organizations.

Analyst

2005 - 2006

Senior Research Assistant

2001 - 2004

Materials science R&D and other fun university lab stuff.

Technology Commercialization Analyst at the von Liebig Entrepreneurship Center

2003 - 2004

Graduate-level internship at the von Liebig Center's technology seed fund.